Pragmatism and activity theory: Is Dewey's philosophy a philosophy of cultural retooling?

A philosopher of education, Jim Garrison, has suggested that John Dewey's philosophy is a philosophy of cultural retooling and that Dewey adopted both his conception of work and the idea of tool as "a middle term between subject and object” from Hegel. This interpretation raises the questi...

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Main Author: Reijo Miettinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Outlines Association 2006-09-01
Series:Outlines
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Online Access:http://ojs.statsbiblioteket.dk/index.php/outlines/article/view/2089